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Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Configuration file management

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FIGURE 263

Switch Configurations tab

The Switch Configurations tab contains the following fields and components:

Trigger Backup on Events check box — Select to collect backup configurations triggered by
events (refer to

“Event -triggered backup”

). Clear the check box to not collect backup

configurations triggered by events. Trigger Backup on Events is only supported on Fabric
OS devices running 7.2.1 or later.

Available Resources table — Displays the list of discovered fabrics and switches in the
device tree view. Select one or more switches or fabrics to display the backup files in the
Configurations table.

The following are the configurations available in Other Configurations:

-

Imported — Displays the user-imported configurations.

-

Unmanaged\Unmonitored Switch Configurations — Displays the configurations with
deleted and unmonitored switches.

Configurations table — Displays the collected configuration backup files for the selected
switches or fabrics. The Configurations table includes the following information:

-

Keep check box — Select to keep the associated configuration past the defined age
limit. The configuration will be kept until it is manually deleted, or until the Keep check
box is cleared to enable the age limit again

.

-

Baseline check box — Select to compare all additional product configuration backup
files to the baseline configuration for deviation. You can use the Change Tracking tab
to compare the latest backup configuration file with the configuration that is
designated as the baseline.

NOTE

For the selected baseline configuration file, Keep is marked as the default.

Backup Date/Time — The date and time the last backup occurred. This is the backup
that will be restored.

Name — The name of the switch that will be restored.

Configuration Type — The type of configuration for the switch (FC, DCB-running, or
DCB-startup).

Backup Type — The type of backup used to obtain the configuration files from the
device. Backup options include the following types:

-

Discovery — Occurs when the discovery backup is obtained after the discovery
process.

-

Event Triggered — Occurs when a trap is generated by the device during a
configuration change.

-

Manual — Occurs when collecting the backup file for the switches or fabrics using
Save Configuration dialog box.

-

Scheduled — Occurs when backup is obtained at the scheduled time.

IP Address — The IP address of the switch that will be restored.

WWN — The world wide name of the switch that will be restored.

Comments — Comments regarding the switch.

4. Click the following buttons: